New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-17
HEIR OR PRETENDER
NAUENpoaFF's CLAIM TO THE THRONE OF
FRANCE.

fHANCE.
PARIS, July O.
few weeks before the Comte de Paris was forced
TO leave France last year. he vas present at ball
given bv the Due do 10 RochetoDcaud Bisacc,a. hap
n.n,o 10 catch sight OF the Comte fAudigne, VINO
was the secretary and confidential ADVISER Oh the a'e
Count de Chambord. he remarked In sarcastic Tone
q There zoe, the man who disposes OF the FreDch
Crown You will see that he will end by Offering 1t to
Nauendora' Count dAudigne Is the leader OF the
very section OF French monarensts ~no
are bitterly opposed to the claims OF tue orleans
family 10 succeed the hereditary rights OF the iAte
Count de Cbambord to the French throne. ohtu 10,
Gently they have labored under the disadvantage OF
having no suitable candidate to put up against the
Count dc Paris since Don Carlos, the ox-Duke OF
Parma ard the Count dc Bard all of whom are nearer
The direct line OF succession than the Orleans princes
have the disadvantage OF being foreigners, anu as
such are unpopular in France.
The Count de Parss sarcastic prophecy on the sub
iect has however turned out to be truer than he ex
pesred An immense sensation has been created, not
onlv IN monarchical circles, but also tbroughont
France and at oil European courts by the appear
ance of o remarkable book entitled lie Cabinet Noir
tne author or rather editor of which ia the Count
dHersson wellknown one OF the soundest ana most
careful OF French writers. So seriously 90 tne doeu
ments published therein affect the claims Oh the
Orleans dynasty that the Count de Paris has Just been
forced to assert his position vigorously rnan at
any time since the Count de ChambOrds death The
gathering OF French royaliss on the Isle OF jersey
and the Count de Parss speech there asserting tnat
the time was near at hand when the Republic would
be o-erthrown aud the monarchy restored were solely
with the object of countcracting the eject OF the
revelations OF the Cabinet Noir" OTHERWISE, 80 ex-
tremeIy cautious a as the Count de Paris woaid
hardly have exposed himself to the charges very ust
" made against him in the English House OF CON-
mons that he was making o poor return Tor BRUSH
bosp,taIity by creating difficulties between England
and Franco For the latter could hardly be expected
TO view with indifference relative and guest OF
the Queen OF England openly conspring FOR the over
throw of the Republic Oh point OF English territory
which is within stones throw oi IL not actaahy
within French waters.
Tina q Cabinet No,rr az the name implies, deals
with n at particular department Of Government Adj
minisration, the existence OF which Is so frequently
denied and which. nevertheless, Il just az active
no W a. it has ever been. The Black Cabinet forms
section of the political police specially attached 10
the general pOst-otiices OF the various European
cap ais for the purpose Of tamperDg with the CORE
snOneepce of suspectt persOns ana especially Oh pei
iticians aud diplomats. The latter as rule are
forced to send any important communica-
ton by special messengers, tor 20 skilled are the
officials of the Black Cabinet tast even the most COM
phcated of cypher dispatches are read Oh with as
much ease as II they we're in ordinary writing AT
the present hardly single letter reaches the
irish members OF the House OF Commons either from
France or from the United States without the contents
thereof having been mastered by the officials desig-
mated for The purpose while in Russia, Germany,
Belgium, Austria, Italy and France the authorities
scarcely take tho trouble to deny the prevalence OF
this most nquitous violation OF the postal treaties
The head of the Cabinet Noir id France during
IN. reign. of Louis XVIII, Charles X. and Louis
Philippe wa. a certsin Baron Mounier. who had been
one of the principal private secretaries OF Napoleon L.
and who subsequently became the Direetordenerai OF
Police Owing the frequent changes OF Government
In France Baron Mounier was able to retain IL MS
the most mportant portion OF the
archives of his department and on his deathbed con-
aJrd them TO the father of the Count dBerissOn. The
latter who is Of the most distinguished officers
of the French Army, and well-known during the En-
ire for his dey the Roy alist cause, has now
| mn blished a selection Of the documents WHICH,
although relating to the earlier part OF this century,
ara far from possessing interest OF merely RETROSPECT
two nature On tho contrary, they are Of remarkable
value at the present tme AID 1t Is impossible to read
them without becoming convinced, at least tor the
moment that the chief of the Royal House OF Bour
bon "a not the Count de Paris, but the so-callet Mr.
de Nauendor son OF the Inflated Dauphin, who was
reported to have died In the Temple Prison within a
few months after the death on the scanold oil his
mother Queen Marie Antoinette.
Before proceeding to refer to the documents in ques
ton the following curious incident is worthy OF
racrd II is veil known that the famous Republican
staesman Jules Favre. who was the foremost French
LAWYER of bis day. acted all through his career ms the
legs nd wiser of NauendorG. and that he was firmly
WINGED of the aters right to figure the chief Of
| the Bourbon family. When Jules Fsyre signed the
Treaty of Peace with Prince Bismarck al Versailles In
1871 IT became necessary to afix the seals In add
tion to the signatures. ~ have. unfortunately, no
official seal with me-" remarked Jules Favre. "Why
don't YOU use that signet ring which you wear on
| vonr finger ANY kind Of seal will do answered
bismarck The signet ring In question had belonged
| to Nauendorh, and had been presented by him to
| Jules Fayre. The French statesman slowly drawing
the ring of his finger sealed the treaty ending the
war with the sIsnst of the who rightly claimed to
| bs ths son of King Louis XVI. and of Queen Marie
| AntoineHel
| II .houd be added that in 1873 Jules Favre made
use of the immense presge which he had obtained BY
his conduct as yce-Presdent of the French Govern
| ment during tho war; to bring the CLAIMS OF the
Neu endor family before the French Tribunals for the
purpose proving the justice of their demands to DO
! recognized as members of the Bourbon family. The
Orleans princes were. howe terms of great init
| macy with the President Of the Republic, and
| peeally with La Marechale MscMshon; and owing to
| the influence which they able to bring to bear
IN the Elysee Palace the Minister of Justice forbade
the tribunals to grant any hearing OF the case This
was ell the more remarkable, as the trial could not
have failed strengthen the Repr bc since It would
Inevitably have perturbed and divided the Roy alist
| onnosition to the Government One OF the principal
leaders OF the moaarchieai party In france openly
| remarked some time ago when aluding to the sub
ject 1t would be a European calamity IL Nauendoru
were TO succeed Ia proving his claims. In tact. II
| would be even preferable to disbeeve tbs most
positive and vnciDg evidence the subject 1t Is
| tar letter that man should suffer than large
number Of persons" IL Is indeed curfuus tnaf the
Frep ,h Government should never have consented to
allow the matter to be siited by the tribunals Ii the
Nauendors are imposors, why not allow Them to be
publicly proved as such
NowIere In Europe greater strctness observed in
the matters registration OF births, deaths and OF
what is known the Continent ~ the Etat Civil
| of the popua alton, than in Holland. The Dutch
authorities are the most prosac, matter OF fact and
AIDED officials ina ENABLE, and are utsery OPP
| posed to romsncng OF any kind. They must. there
| recoguzing rs they did, Mr.. de Nauendorf .
| Bourbon. The Dutch Official register OF deaths
records that OF the present Mr. de Nauendors ather
in ls45, in the following terms:
| sDied on 10th August at No. 81 Oude-st, Delft,
Charles Louis dc Bourbon, Duo OF Normandie Louis
| Eunx hv Charles